Curtain construction



Aug. 17 1926. 1,596,140

- F. N. BARD ET AL I I CURTAIN CONSTRUCTION Fiid July 29. 1921 Patented Aug. 17, 1926.

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FRANCIS .N... BARI), QFVHIGHLAND PARK, AND GEORGE W. BEN DER, 0F GHICAGQILLI- NOIS; SAID BENDER 'ASSIGNOR TO SAID BARB.

CURTAIN CONSTRUCTION. 7

Application filed July 29, 1921. Serial N 0. 488,329.

The'presentinvention relates to railway rolling stock and more particularly'to means for enclosing the spacebetween two ele-. ments of'a railway train so as to protect those stationed within the enclosure from the elements and at the same time not interfere with their ready ingress and egress. Although for purposes of illustration, the invention has been shown and will now be described for convenience as embodied in an engine-and-tender construction, it "is not necessarily limited thereto.

Among the principal objects of the invention are the provision of a-nenclosure construction between the locomotive engine and: the tender for protecting the enginemen fromthe elements, and one adapted particularly for the relative movement which takes placebetween theseveral elements of a railway train; the provision of a curtain constructionwhich willpermit of ingress and egress with great and equal facility; the provision of curtain construction assembly characterized by the fact that it is in the natureiof anattachment which can readily be mountedand dismantled and this without requiring change in existing structures; the provision of an assembly of the kind referred to characterized by the fact that any of the elements thereof can be readily replaced; the provision of a simple, effective, inexpensive, easily maintained and readily repaired arrangement serving tlIBpHIPOSB'lIP, dicated, together with such further and additional objects as may hereinafter appear or'be pointed out.

In the accompanying drawings, 'the im vention has been illustratedasembodied in a locomotive and tender. construction where- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional elevational view of the adjacent portions of a railway locomotive and its tender showing the various elements of the invention in place, and

Figure 2 is a plan view .Of-the construction of Figure 1. V

Viewing the figures we have shown, the rearend of the locomotive is indicated, generally, at 10 andthe forward endof the tender is ind ca ed, gene llm t 11. The lap apr 1.2, br d es e p bet e th .10 m t e andth ten r oors.

-,E abs antia ly c mplete y,ienclo ing he space between the locomotive, 10,-and the tender, 11, and thussheltering the locomotive engineer and fireman-from the elements, we have provided enclosing elements for both'sides and the top,now to be described.

To the cab roof, 14, there is pivotally secured, as'indicated at 15I'the curtainsupporting bracket, 16, in the end flanges, 17, of which is mounted a roller, 18, which is preferably of the so-called=Hartshornspring type. On this roller, 18, is mounted a our tain, 19, the free or outerend of which is detachably' attached to thetenjder, 11, in a convenient manner such as'by the cooperating hooks and eyes, 21, 20.

Thepivotal mounting referred to, indicated at 15 is preferably in the form of a compression spring, 22, attached at one end to. the bracket, 16,.andat the other end to the cab roof, 14 at the point 23. v i

This pivotal mounting will thus permit not only a bodily movement of the; bracket, 16, to and from the cab, but also an angular movement in a horizontal :plane.

:For guiding the bracket, 16, in this bodily and angular movement in the horizontal plane andpreventing 'canting thereof, and for additionally.-supporting' the bracket, 16, we have provided .at each endthe slotted brackets, 24, to receive the uiding, pins, 25, of the roller,18.

in order to'permit off-roe andrapid in? gress, and in the caseof impending accident, even hasty egress,the sides of the-enclosure are made partly in theqform of doors which are so arranged and constructed thatregardless of the shifting of the two train elements relatively to each other the endswill at all times be effectively closed, but upon slight pressure will readily open widely.

This-door construction which we'have provided comprises preferably the swinging doors, 30, 31, arranged one pair on each-side of the enclosure, one member of each: pair being hinged to the tenderand the other member being hinged to the locomotive, and

each of the doors beingfhinged .to swing freely inwardly andoutwardly, doublezacting spring-hinges-3O and 31 beingusedto keep the doorsnormally in alignment.

That these doors may-accommodatefthemselves to the ever. changing size 11nd eontour, of the space between-the trainjelements and 11, at the sides thereof, these doors are preferably overlapping so that they eitpand and retract relatively to each other.

These doors, 30, 31, are preferably made of wood frames covered with canvas. and as clearly shown in Figure 1 of the drawings, terminate considerably above and below the floor and roof lines respectively.

For the purpose of closing the space between the lower edges of the doors, 30, 81, and the floor, the doors are provided with depending curtains, 32, 83, respectively, arranged in overlapping relation even as are the doors.

The space between the tops of the doors and the roof curtain, 19, is closed by the depending curtain, 35, (one on each side of the structure) supported on the telescoping rod, 36, extending rearwardly from the cab roof, 1 1. The curtain, 35, extends considerably below the top of the doors, 30, 31.

As will be seen on viewing Figure 2 of the drawing, the curtains, 35, are spaced some distance from the doors, and 31, so

that the doors, 30, 31, may move freely for some distance without striking the ad acentcurtain.

Having thus described our invention and illustrated its use, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patents is- 1. In a device of the character described, in combination, two elements secured together for relative movement with a space therebetween of size sufficient to permit passage of a person, a yieldingly resistantly mounted door for normally closing said space and carried by one of said elements for permitting a person substantially unimpeded passage laterally to and from said space, and means on the other element engaged by the door for completing the closure irrespective of the relative position.

:2. In' a device of the character described,

in combination, two elements secured to gether for relative movement with a space therebetween, a yieldingly resistantly mounted door construction for permitting substantially unimpeded passage to and from said space comprising coacting yieldingly mounted members carried by said two elements.

3. In a railway train, the combination with two train elements secured together for relative movement with an opening therebetween, of a door construction for closing said opening, but.permitting the passage of persons to and from the train characterized by variability in contour to accommodate itself to the variation in the opening as the two elements move relatively, and permitting easy passage of a person laterally to and from such opening.

4. In a railway train, two train elements secured together for relative movementwith a laterally disposed opening therebetween,

and a door construction for closing but permitting' substantially unimpeded lateral passage to and. from said opening compris ing overlapping members secured to said elements whereby the door construction may accommodate itself to the variation in the opening asthe two elements move relatively.

5. In a railway train, two train elements secured together for relative movement with a transverse passageway for persons there between, yieldingly resistantly sustained door construction for normally closing the opposite ends of said passageway, each characterized by variability in contour to yieldingly resistantly accommodate itself to the variation in the end of the passage adjacent to such door and to permit substantially unimpeded passage of a person in either direction through the ends of such. passageway.

6. In a railway train, two train elements secured together for relative movement with an opening therebetween and a door construction for closing but permitting substantially unimpeded passage of a person in either direction through said opening characterized by vertical variability to accommodate itself to angular and vertical variation due to relative movement ofthe train elements.

7. In a railway train, two train elements secured together for relative movement with an opening therebetween and a door construction for closing but permitting substantially unimpeded passage of a person in either direction through said opening characterized by variability, vertically, angularly and horizontally,- to accommodate itself to vertical variation due to relative movement of the train elements.

8. In a .railwa rain, two train elements secured together for relative movement with an opening therebetween, and a door construction for closing said opening comprising two overlapping doors, each carrying a depending curtain.

9. In combination with two relatively movable elements, having a space therebetween, yieldingly resistantly mounted over lappmg rigid doors on each of said elements and normally closing said space but permitting substantially unimpeded opening, and flexible curtains affixed to said doors.

10. In a railway train, two train elements secured together for relative movement with and spaced apart to afford a passageway for persons therebetween, and a door construction for closing said passageway comprising a door having two of its dimensions smaller than the passageway and a depending curtain supported above and occupying a portion of the passageway above the door.

11. In a device of the character described, a movable door closure comprising a pair of over-lapping doors and yield-ingly resistent means for holding them normally in alignment.

12. In a railway train, tWo train elements secured together for relative movement With an opening therebetween, and a door construction for closing said opening comprising a door smaller than the opening and flexible curtains arranged above and below the door for the space unoccupied by the door one of said curtains being carried by 10 the door.

In testimony whereof, We have hereunto signed our names.

FRANCIS N. BARD. GEORGE W. BENDER. 

